Onondaga County, NY

Headnote
ONONDAGA COUNTY, situated in the central part of New York, with Oneida lake on the northeast, and Skeneatelet lake on the southwest, and traversed by Oswego river and the Erie canal. Area, 711 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil productive. This county contains the celebrated salt springs of New York, which yield the state an annual revenue of about $171,000. Seat of justice, Syracuse. Pop. in 1810, 25,987; in 1820, 41,467; in 1830, 58,974; in 1840, 67,911; in 1850, 85,991. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New York

Onondaga County, New York (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ONONDAGA COUNTY, situated in the central part of New York, with Oneida lake on the northeast, and Skeneatelet lake on the southwest, and traversed by Oswego river and the Erie canal. Area, 711 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil productive. This county contains the celebrated salt springs of New York, which yield the state an annual revenue of about $171,000. Seat of justice, Syracuse. Pop. in 1810, 25,987; in 1820, 41,467; in 1830, 58,974; in 1840, 67,911; in 1850, 85,991.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 275.
Birthplace of
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Camillus, NY City or Town
Cicero, NY City or Town
Clay, NY City or Town
Delphi, NY City or Town
Fayetteville, NY City or Town
Marcellus, NY City or Town
Salina, NY City or Town
Skaneateles, NY City or Town
Syracuse, NY City or Town
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